Man’s portrait of a workaholic lifestyle and neglection of his family‚ similar to Harry Chapin’s song Cats in the Cradle. Take for example‚ William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the story of a tragic hero who became lost after the influence of the three witches
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How Shakespeare Uses Literary Devices to Achieve the Moral in Macbeth In William Shakespeare’s play‚ “Macbeth”‚ one dominant moral is made clear to the audience‚ do not tempt fate‚ let nature take its course. Some of the ways that Shakespeare achieves this is through the development of conflicts in the plot and also through dialogue‚ vivid imagery and metaphors created by the atmosphere in the play. The characters develop in the early acts to identify the protagonist and antagonists to the audience
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Lady Macbeth is very mischievous and ruthless person. Her first response to hearing that her husband could become king is that he should kill the king. This shows that Lady Macbeth is courageous than her husband. Macbeth writes to his wife that the witches have spoke of him inheriting the crown. She responds with “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be what thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature. It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness “(16). In this response Lady Macbeth shows that she
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Atmosphere is to a work of literature what a background is to a painting. Each Shakespearean play has a unique atmosphere which helps to build up the play. The general atmosphere of Macbeth is one of darkness and thick darkness. All the scenes which at once recur to memories take place either at night or in some dark spot. The character traits of the protagonist Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth is painted with frequent shades of black. Nature is foul and the desolate heath‚ the darkness of the
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Cave Witch Burton explores a variety of techniques such as mise-en–scene and sound. The background music is significant as it build tension which creates suspense and fear. The music builds up in the background as the camera moves closer to the witches face‚ creating an extreme close up
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changing their actions and thought accordingly. Even though Banquo dies in the play‚ his fear and natural suspicion protects him from the super natural power. Rather than running away‚ Banquo wants to know more and take the time to understand what the witches are saying‚ unlike Macbeth who dives right into the evil. When wanting to know more about his future‚ Banquo does so with caution‚ saying he is someone "who neither beg[s] nor fear[s] / [their] favors nor [their] hate" (1.3.63-64). Banquo states that
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question raised of the play is what allowed this to happen to Macbeth. Macbeth’s corruption and tragic fall are due in part to Lady Macbeth’s evil influence and Macbeth’s own ambitions. However‚ nothing is more responsible than the manipulations of the witches. Lady Macbeth played a key role in Macbeth’s tragic fall. Her ambition nourishes Macbeth’s corruption. For example‚ Macbeth is unsure if he should kill Duncan‚ as seen in the hallucination of the dagger.
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A simple plot to overthrow King Duncan and secure the kingdom for themselves and their lineage turned into a mental race the Macbeths couldn’t win. Plagued from the start‚ the stresses and anxiety were too much for the couple to handle- falling down a steady slope into madness neither could escape the mental illnesses creeping into their lives and were oblivious to the reality of the situations and their reactions to them. The stress and fear of getting caught killing King Duncan was the first line
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According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary‚ guilt is defined as‚ “a bad feeling caused by knowing or thinking that one has done something wrong or bad”. Everyone has felt guilt about something about in his/her life. In Macbeth‚ Macbeth feels guilt over killing Duncan‚ the king‚ for his own personal gain to become king. Macbeth’s guilt develops into three main levels. The first being overall guilt and feeling bad‚ then progressing into madness and delusions‚ and finally into feeling not much at all
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ambitious trait that is in us all. Throughout this play‚ Macbeth experiences a rollercoaster feeling of despair. Which means the complete loss or absence of hope. This shows throughout the book and throughout Act 5 Macbeth relies heavily in the witches prophecies in order to achieve victory; However‚ it leads to disaster when he feels betrayed by what he is told. Even though the play‚ Macbeth relies heavily on these predictions to see a great future. Act 5 Scene 3 ‚ opens with people leaving Macbeth’s
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